ponderosa pine
noun
pon·der·o·sa pine
ˌpän-də-ˈrō-sə- 
-zə-
: a tall pine (Pinus ponderosa) of western North America with long needles usually in groups of two or three
also
: its strong reddish straight-grained wood
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Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Merriam's turkeys, we're told reliably by the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, like to hang out in the pinyon-pine and oak habitats on the edge of ponderosa pine forests and will even wander into the pines until the snow gets too deep.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Stay in a canvas tent among ponderosa pines at Under Canvas Mount Rushmore (from $179), outside the town of Keystone.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Some landscapes are particularly vulnerable, such as the ponderosa pine forests of the Sierra Nevada and inland west, because of decades of fire suppression, which allowed dead wood to accumulate much more than normal.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Merriam's turkeys, we're told reliably by the Arizona Department of Game and Fish, like to hang out in the pinyon-pine and oak habitats on the edge of ponderosa pine forests and will even wander into the pines until the snow gets too deep.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Stay in a canvas tent among ponderosa pines at Under Canvas Mount Rushmore (from $179), outside the town of Keystone.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Some landscapes are particularly vulnerable, such as the ponderosa pine forests of the Sierra Nevada and inland west, because of decades of fire suppression, which allowed dead wood to accumulate much more than normal.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ponderosa pine
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“Ponderosa pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ponderosa%20pine. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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ponderosa pine
noun
pon·der·o·sa pine
ˌpän-də-ˌrō- sə-
-zə-
: a tall timber pine of western North America with long needles in groups of 2 or 3
also
: its strong reddish straight-grained wood
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